Toilet-paper holder.



PATENTED DEC. 4, 1906.

S. LAZAR. TOILET PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. a, 1906.

my' device in position on the Wall.

SOLOMON LAZAR, OF SA- FIANCIFMO, (hiLll Ol-thl )F OXllllALF TO lll lhllnrsivn ASSlGNMEN'lr OAKLAND, (aurora- A, ASSIGNOR- AU l TOlhET-PAPERl-lOLEDlT-ITL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Dec. 1., 1906.

Auilicatinn filed Marcl18,19(l6. Serial No. 304.863.

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Be it known that LSoLonoN liizivu, a citizen of'the United States,residingin the city and county of San Francisco and State of California,have invented new and usefliil improvements in T oilet laper Holders,

of which the following is a specification. My invention relates totoilet-paper hold- OIS.

My object is to provide a slotted holder for paper, which latter is cutinto sheets \\1tll the sheets folded centrally and interlockedsuccessively irom opposite sides, so that as each sheet is drawn tlrough the slot in the holder the edge of the next sheet is presentedautomatically, and which holder is so designed and constructed that apackage of paper is easily inserted, but after the holder'is closed theholder cannot'be reopened until the package is used up, thereby prWonting more than a single sheet being removed at a. time.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction aniLt-hccombination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed,having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which'- Figure 1 is asection of a preferred form of Fig. 2 is a front View of same. i F igs.'3, 4, .5 are modifications of the invention. Fig. 6 represents themanner of interiolding the sheets.

A represents a back of suit-able size, shape,

and material, and 2 is the removable box for The package 3 isholding"the package made of separate sheets interfolded in the manner shown inFig. 6. The back and box may be of any suitable size, shape, ormaterial. p

i in the preferred form of my apparatus shown in Figs. 1, 2 the back ismade'substantially right triangular in vertical cross-sec t-ion with aclosed or partially-closed hypotenuse part which is adapted to besecured to the wall by any suitablev means. The front of the back isopen to receive and hold the box portion 2'. This box is here shown asrectangular in cross-section With a vertical central slit/ 4 in front,through which the sheets are ada ted to be drawn singly.

In Fig. 1 tie box 1s shown as havm an outer lipi5 along its rear bottomedge which is adapted to pivotally engage its corresponding ledge 6 onthe lower edge of the back A,

. ger through the slot 4:, where you l -ed to hang. vertically,

' form of construction the paper will feed itself 'The box has a limitedtelescoping move ment with respect to the back and is adapted 5 to belocked into position by suitable means, as a spring-ct 1h 7, carried bythe back, engaging a projection S on the inside of the box. it will thusbe seen that the be); has a limited pivotal movement downward on theledge 6, and when pressed up into the position shown in Fig. l theengagement vvilh the latch 7 will hold the parts i: position with thepackage arrange l at an incline. This incline position of the holder:1:- sis'l s to feed the paper forward toward the. ot l by gravity. inorder to insure this forward feed ofthe paper, I may employ a spring 9,carried by the back and adapted always to press on the bacn of thepackage. Since the box tits inside of the back and the latch mechantsmis entii housed. within the apparatus, it is only pea ble to release thelatch tin'ongh the front slotl. As long; as any paper remains in theholder access through. slot. 4 will be prevent- 1 ed. However, assoonthe holder em the latch T can be released by i oseertinse;

can be removed and relillcd.

While I have shown a Sr obvious that any other for: e. suit ingmechanism for the box and. back may be employed.

The formof construction shown in F 1 is very simple, din-able, andcompact and per- 8 5 'mits the box to be readily removed from the back.

In Fig. 3 is shown a 1 =nmdied form in whic l the "o hinged to ermodiaca holder 11*" is ace out in which the same principle is present ofpivoting the box to the. back and of locking the box tothe back, so thatthe former cannot be opened u ntil the holder is depleted of itscontents..- In this theinven on 51 forward by gravity toward the slotl". too

In Fm. 5 1s shown another modification in I b i p 1 which the box 2 ishinged-to the back A", as at 5, so as to turn in a horizontal plane1nstead of Hi8, vertical plane, as 1n the other figures. I 10 5 Havingthus described my lnvention, Wnat eiaimpand desire to secnre by LettersPatnt,-1s

. A holder comprising two independent pi L'OS siidahly fitting oneWithin the other. Mud tornnng 3o1nt1y a single easlng, one of saidpieces being fixed relative to the other piece and forming a backportion, and the other piece forming a box portion hingedto said backportion and having a central slot in front for the withdrawal of thepaper, and

ing a-normally inelinedbottom the rear edge of said bottom being" hingedto the lower front edge of the hack portion, said box por tion having adelivery-slot in its front, anda spring-latch mechanism i' or holdingthe box to the hack and operable only through the slot when the box isempty.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing-witnesses. i

\ SOLOMON LN/AR;

\Vitnesses:

IIENRY P. Tureen,

S. II. Nonnsn.

